Jaime Johnson
New member
Taken a few days ago -
Canon 1D Mark III / Canon 500mm F4 / Canon - 14x Teleconverter
ISO 400
F6.3
Shutter 1/2000th
700 mm
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Katmai Bear
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Taken a few days ago -
Canon 1D Mark III / Canon 500mm F4 / Canon - 14x Teleconverter
ISO 400
F6.3
Shutter 1/2000th
700 mm
Bart_van_der_Wolf
pro member
Hi Jaime,
Great action shot, congratulations.
If I may suggest, I'd crop it a bit on the right hand side (golden section placement of the eyes). As it is, the bear seems to be running out of the image in a second. With a tighter crop on the right, it looks like it's going to change direction and head for the photographer.
Bart
P.S. I like this much better than short track runners for an Auto-focus test ... ;-)
Jaime Johnson
New member
Like this? More? Less?
Bart_van_der_Wolf
pro member
Looks fine to me ..., and the complementary color contrast of the yellow/browns against the cool blues makes the bear jump out.
Bart
Gary Ayala
New member
I like the tight crop ... good job.
Gary
Gary
James Newman
Member
I agree that they both work well for me. It is a very intense scene and looks as though the bear was coming to pay a visit. He definitely has his sights set. Where was this taken? Nevermind. Excuse my laziness. I just looked it up and now have another place on my wishlist to visit.
James
James
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Joe Thibodeau
New member
IMO the original is best; the bears face is nearly round and nearly centered on the image. The background tells as much of the story as the bear does. Because the bear is moving left to right there is a better sense (more territory) of where the bear has been and where the bear is going. The background is highly complimentary to the bear in color and texture.
The crop makes for a tighter portrait of the bear subject but the original features the background as a somewhat equal subject in that the context or subject location provides a backdrop of the story; the ratio of subject to background is closer to 1:1.
A great moment in great light = great image.
The crop makes for a tighter portrait of the bear subject but the original features the background as a somewhat equal subject in that the context or subject location provides a backdrop of the story; the ratio of subject to background is closer to 1:1.
A great moment in great light = great image.
Eric Diller
New member
Awesome!! What an action shot!!
Charlotte Thompson
Well-known member
You certainly have captured the powerful moving spirit of this bear
awesome shot!
the photo shows the world in it's great beauty-congrats*
Charlotte
awesome shot!
the photo shows the world in it's great beauty-congrats*
Charlotte